Specifications
- Shape
- Teardrop
- Weight
- 365 g (±10 g)
- Touch
- Medium-hard
- Balance
- Top
- Core
- EVA Medium+
- Faces
- HES Carbon
- Frame
- Carbon
- Level
- Intermediate to Advanced
Intermediate to advanced players who want an attacking frame that still lets them play the middle of a rally. It suits a player who takes the ball early at the net and finishes above the head, and it suits someone stepping up from a medium balance racket who wants more weight behind the ball without giving up the margin a drop mould provides. The 8 gram weight in the buttcap makes it a sensible pick for anyone who likes to set balance themselves. It is not the choice for a player chasing maximum stiffness and exit speed, and anyone who wants the most damped impact in Oxdog's catalogue should look at the Ultimate series instead.
Overview of the Oxdog Hyper Pro 2.0 2026
The Oxdog Hyper Pro 2.0 is the middle frame of the Hyper 2.0 family, Oxdog's drop shaped range, sitting between the Hyper Pro+ 2.0 at 370 g with a Hard core and the medium balance Hyper Tour X 2.0. It runs a Medium+ core, a top balance and an HES-Carbon face with a sanded finish. Oxdog places it in the Power-Control band, the middle of the five play-feel levels it uses across the catalogue, and not in the Power band it gives the Pro+. That label is the most useful single fact about the racket: it attacks, but it is built to stay in a rally rather than to end every point in two shots.
Pros & Cons
Wide margin across the face for a top balance frame.
Deep blocks and punched volleys that hold their angle.
Repeatable bandeja with easy spin off the sanded surface.
The 8 gram RBS weight genuinely changes how the racket swings.
Lively ball exit off a short swing.
Firm impact reaching the wrist and forearm.
Head speed only adequate for 365 g at a top balance.
Víbora bite trails the frame's power and control.
A ball taken behind the body comes off short.
No SilentSpeed damping, unlike the Ultimate series.
Technologies & Materials
- HES-Carbon (High Energy System) — Oxdog's carbon and resin process, built so the face reacts faster and turns energy into speed, power and durability;
- Dural Moulding — frame tooling and production process aimed at performance and durability, working together with PowerRibs;
- PowerRibs — rails on the sides of the frame plus a rib system at the top, working with HES-Carbon to raise speed and durability, with their position changing with each shape collection;
- DSH (Double Size Holes) — a hole pattern developed for spin, power and balance, extending playability outside the sweet spot as well as within it;
- Vibradamp — four silicone insertions under the grip, paired with a double layered grip, to cut vibration reaching the hand;
- RBS (Racket Balance System) — an 8 gram weight in the buttcap, removable with one screw, for tuning balance and total weight;
- Top balance — the higher of Oxdog's two frame balance options, and the setting RBS then adjusts from.
What Makes the Oxdog Hyper Pro 2.0 2026 Special
Two things stand out. The first is the combination Oxdog chose: a top balance, which usually narrows the useful part of the face, on the drop mould, which is the shape the brand builds around touch, stability and control. The frame ends up more tolerant than its balance figure predicts, and that tolerance is what makes the intermediate half of its stated level realistic rather than aspirational.
The second is RBS. The 8 gram weight in the buttcap comes out with a single screw, and the shift in how late the racket arrives at the ball is large enough to notice between sets. Most balance systems on rackets at this price move a couple of grams around the hoop; this one moves real mass at the far end of the handle.
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How it Feels on the Court
Defense
From the back of the court the racket gives more help than a top balance suggests. Ball exit is lively, so a lob reaches depth without a long swing, and the drop mould keeps the face steady when a driven ball arrives fast. Low balls off the back glass come up cleanly as long as the swing goes through them, and the sanded face holds the ball long enough to shape a defensive slice cross court.
What it asks for is timing rather than strength: the head leads the swing, so a ball taken behind the body comes off short and sits up.
Net Play
Volleys are the strongest part of the frame. It sits in the ball instead of deflecting it, so a block against a hard drive keeps depth, and a punched volley carries pace without a big action. Directional work is good: angles hold up under speed, and the face does not open on contact away from the middle. Weight shows up in a long hands battle rather than in a single exchange, because at 365 g with the balance forward the frame needs a moment to reset between contacts.
Bandeja & Víbora
The bandeja is the shot this frame suits best. The ball takes spin readily off the sanded surface, drops before the glass, and depth becomes repeatable once swing length settles. The víbora has bite without being the sharpest at this weight, since spin production sits a step behind the frame's power and its control.
Both shots improve if the RBS weight comes out, which is worth trying for anyone whose arm swing is short and who finds the racket arriving late over the head.
Smash
Flat smashes land with weight for a 365 g racket, and exit speed off HES-Carbon is high enough to finish from mid court. The kick smash is workable rather than a strength, since the spin comes from the surface more than from the shape of the hoop.
Maneuverability
Head speed is adequate rather than quick, close to what 365 g at a top balance predicts. RBS is the real lever: taking the weight out changes how late the frame arrives more than any adjustment to technique will.
Forgiveness
This is where the racket beats expectations. The drop mould and the DSH hole pattern keep a usable response well outside the middle of the face, so contact towards the tip or low on the strings loses pace without losing direction. A badly struck lob still lands short, but a scrappy volley stays in play and stays deep enough to hold the net. For a top balance frame at this weight the margin is wide, and it is the main reason the racket reads as intermediate friendly despite the attacking spec sheet.
Comfort
Comfort is the clear weak point. Impact is firm and a fair share of it reaches the wrist and forearm, and the four Vibradamp insertions soften the handle without changing what arrives from the face.
A player managing elbow trouble will feel it, and this is the one area where Oxdog's SilentSpeed models sit clearly ahead.
Conclusion
The Hyper Pro 2.0 is the balanced choice in Oxdog's drop shaped family: enough mass and enough balance forward to attack with, enough face margin to survive a rally that stops going to plan. Oxdog's own Power-Control label describes it better than a pure power reading would, and RBS lets a player push it in either direction. What it gives up is comfort, which is firm and stays firm, and outright head speed against lighter frames. For an intermediate to advanced player who attacks but is not yet ending points in two shots, this is one of the more usable top balance rackets at this weight. For maximum stiffness the Pro+ is the step up, and for a quiet, damped impact the Ultimate series is where to look.
Where to buy Oxdog Hyper Pro 2.0 2026
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